Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging that two investigators at the agency had illegally released his tax information, thereby violating his privacy rights amid mounting public scrutiny.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that agents "targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden," and that the IRS wrongly disclosed his tax return, neglecting to ensure his personal information remained confidential. CNN reported that while the suit does not name the two agents, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, as defendants, it does focus on disclosures made by them and their attorneys in public statements, interviews, and congressional testimony. By disclosing Biden's tax information in more than 20 nationally televised interviews and multiple public statements, the suit says, the agents were "engaging in a campaign to publicly smear Mr. Biden."
